'Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in the present world;' (Titus 2:12).
The grace of God brings salvation to all men, seeking a change in our conduct and attitude towards God and one another. It advocates a turning away from sin, and helps the believer in Christ to reject sinful desires and refrain from ungodly living. The grace of God teaches us to avoid behaviours that are sinful and will not enhance our lives; but it is to move us towards right behaviour and right thinking. Paul was instructing Titus to teach boldly and with authority the conduct and behaviour God expects from His people. To encourage right thinking and behaviour by them living soberly, upright and godly lives. We are also encouraged as Believers in Christ to do the same. We must allow ourselves to be taught by the great Teacher, Jesus Christ, our Lord, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, as we search the Scriptures daily and in observing the things in nature. In order to partake of God's grace we must fulfill all the condition specified by God through the Gospel. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can overcome these sinful desires and pleasures of worldly lust. We will be able to deny ungodliness which contradicts the will of God and His divine nature. We are encouraged to live so soberly - in all purity and holiness; righteously and godly - performing our duties faithfully to God, in this present world. As believers in Christ, of which the Gospel has shined in our lives, we should seek to live wisely and prudently. We ought to live righteously among men, giving to them their due benevolence, being fair, honest, upright and just in our dealings towards them. We must seek to live godly according to the Word of God and in agreement to His will as we give glory to our Maker. Let us choose to live in faith, abiding in the love of God, looking forward to that glorious appearing of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
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'But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you' (Matthew 6:33). The Lord is our Provider and knows all that we are in need of before we even ask. We do not need to worry or fret ourselves about what we shall eat or drink. Our Father in heaven will take care of these things we need. We are told by Jesus, 'To seek first the kingdom of God.' What does that mean? It means we should lean on, and trust in the grace of Jesus Christ. We should repent of our sins and have a desire to turn away from it. We should seek to put God first in our praise to Him, in our worship of Him, to put our total trust in Him and to rely on Him rather than ourselves or others. We need to seek Him first in our reassurance and acknowledging who He is and what He can do. We also need to seek God's righteousness by loving our neighbors and feeding the poor and destitute, seek justice for the vulnerable. We should put God's plan and
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